“My mother said to pick the very best one, and you are IT,” is how I learned that rhyme to end. Of course, that doesn’t solve the issue of the tiger, now does it.
I grew up in a small town in Maine in the 50s, so I literally didn’t know what the word meant. I figured it was probably some kind of lizard or tree frog, so it would be easy to catch by the toe.
We said: Catch a tiger by the toe, if he hollers make him pay $50 every day. My mamma told me to throw a dish rag over my shoulder and to pick the very best one right here, (and your not it)
This (with ennie meenie miney moe again at the end) was the version in my Rhymes books, but at school everyone said "catch a tiger by the toe/ if he hollers making him pay/ 50 dollars every day. " with the optional “my mother told me to pick the very best one and you are (not) it” at the end
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Better not let go if it hollers then. (Must be Shere Khan instead of Hobbes or Tigger.)
cutiepie29 about 9 years ago
“My mother said to pick the very best one, and you are IT,” is how I learned that rhyme to end. Of course, that doesn’t solve the issue of the tiger, now does it.
Curtis Mathews about 9 years ago
I grew up with the ending being: Eenie, Meenie, Miney Moe! The end.
i_am_the_jam about 9 years ago
You’re lucky you weren’t around when kids were singing the ORIGINAL chant, kid.
Perkycat about 9 years ago
Funny!
Comic Minister Premium Member about 9 years ago
Who knows?
rgcviper about 9 years ago
“Moe’s Tavern. Moe speaking.”“Yeah. I need to talk to Al. Last name Coholic.”“Phone call for Al. Al Coholic!”
medium2au about 9 years ago
Yeah – the original words weren’t good. I remember…
SundayBuzz about 9 years ago
Um…“Hang in there, [Thata] baby”?
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 9 years ago
I grew up in a small town in Maine in the 50s, so I literally didn’t know what the word meant. I figured it was probably some kind of lizard or tree frog, so it would be easy to catch by the toe.
LadyTopaz1944 about 9 years ago
We said: Catch a tiger by the toe, if he hollers make him pay $50 every day. My mamma told me to throw a dish rag over my shoulder and to pick the very best one right here, (and your not it)
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 9 years ago
It was an inappropriate word before they changed it to tiger. Nuff said?RAWR!
Banjotooie64 about 9 years ago
i laughed so hard on this one
water_moon almost 9 years ago
This (with ennie meenie miney moe again at the end) was the version in my Rhymes books, but at school everyone said "catch a tiger by the toe/ if he hollers making him pay/ 50 dollars every day. " with the optional “my mother told me to pick the very best one and you are (not) it” at the end
BlueToad over 3 years ago
How about playing it with hobbes?
adoragem123 about 3 years ago
I won’t let my bro watch the simpsons. it has blood, gore, and cussing.